46 CFR § 14.209 - Preparation of shipping articles at beginning of voyage.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s14.209"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 14.209 - Preparation of shipping articles at beginning of voyage."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "14.209"
section_name: "Preparation of shipping articles at beginning of voyage."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN"
part_number: "14"
part_name: "SHIPMENT AND DISCHARGE OF MERCHANT MARINERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552; 46 U.S.C. Chapters 103 and 104; 46 U.S.C. 70105."
regulatory_source: "CGD 94-004, 61 FR 56637, Nov. 4, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "14"
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# 14.209 Preparation of shipping articles at beginning of voyage.
Each master or individual in charge of a vessel when shipping articles are required must prepare an original and two copies of the articles. The original and one copy must be signed by the master or individual in charge and by each merchant mariner; but the second copy must not be signed by any of them.
[CGD 94-004, 61 FR 56637, Nov. 4, 1996, as amended by USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77999, Dec. 24, 2013]